Ethnomusicology

What is ethnomusicology

Ethnomusicology is the study of music from a world prespective. Although the majority of this study is based on Non-Western Harmony, in a sense it can encompass American and Western European music. The first person to be given credit for being an Ethnomusicologist is Bela Bartok. He travelled to the villages of his country (Hungray) to transcribe the folk music of the peasants. Many others in his time started to follow this trend, including Komitas travelling to the villages of Armenia.

The work of these early Ethnomusicologists has enriched and kept cultures alive. If it were not for the transcribtions of their work we would not have the folk music of these groups in the modern days. These folk songs also found their way into what we now call world music.We will be brinigng information, research and product lines from world, folk and Pagan Music which will include musical instruments, sheet music, and CDs.- Alfred Surenyan, DMA